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Trio will select candidates for EU’s new Scientific Advisory Mechanism

Support mechanisms for technology transfer and collaborations are frustrating and confusing. As a result the UK is not reaping the full potential of connecting companies with university research

Johann-Dietrich Wörner will replace longstanding head Jean-Jacques Dordain

The Finnish government’s ‘Young Innovative Firms’ initiative delivers substantial value for money, says report

As usual, regulation is running behind technological innovation. As new digital services disrupt established business models, governments are slow to make a balanced response

 

The European Commission, concerned about the effects the multi-billion acquisition will have on competition in the gas turbines market, will allow GE to make its case at a hearing today

Centre-left bloc in European Parliament reaches agreement over controversial investor protection provision in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Pact

It’s getting harder to win EU research money, as the application ‘avalanche’ keeps on rolling

The Research Commissioner wants to set up a European Innovation Council to fund excellent innovators, in the same way as the European Research Council backs excellent scientists

2-stage reviews, an emphasis on ‘impact’, are among steps now underway, says EU research chief Smits